Innolux plans to expand its business beyond the current focus of panel manufacturing to include automation equipment and semiconductors leveraging the expertise it has gained from the implementation of automated production at its panel plants over the years, according to company president James Yang.
Innolux’s development of automation equipment and solutions will aim initially to help supply chain makers migrate to Industry 4.0 smart manufacturing, utilizing AI and big data analysis, Yang said.
Innolux has invested over NT$4 billion (US$134.95 million) in automation of its manufacturing processes over the years, and the automation efforts have saved labor cost by over NT$7 billion since 2015, Yang revealed.
Owing to the feedbacks received from its clients, Innolux will expand its business to include the development of smart manufacturing equipment, solutions and related services, offering supply chain makers with CIM (computer integrated manufacturing)-based smart manufacturing solutions to help them sharpen their competitiveness, Yang added.
Innolux is also poised to step into the semiconductor industry by developing PLP (panel level packaging) process, Yang revealed.